President-elect Mandela

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African National Congress leader and President-elect Nelson Mandela, center, and deputy presidents Thabo Mbeki, left, and Frederik W. de Klerk, right, receive cheers as they enter the inaugural sitting of South Africa's first all-race parliament in Cape Town, South Africa.

African National Congress leader and President-elect Nelson Mandela, center, and deputy presidents Thabo Mbeki, left, and Frederik W. de Klerk, right, receive cheers as they enter the inaugural sitting of South Africa's first all-race parliament in Cape Town, South Africa.